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The finnesed plan? Would you ever consider playing the A?

#1 User is offline   nielsfoged 

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Posted 2010-July-17, 16:18

Scoring: MP

1NT(12-14)-2♦(multi*)-3NT-a.p.


*EW plays "Multi"-defense over weak 1NT-opening:
Dbl: 14+
2♣: both majors
2♦: 6-card major
2Ma: 5-card major and sidesuit in minor
2NT: minors

Lead: ♥5 to A and ♥7 to K and ♥4 to J (East follows with ♥2)
Discards from North: ♠Q and ♠K.
If/when you now play ♦4 to T on table, West discards ♣6.

You are playing in a 60-pair MP field for National championships.
What now?

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Posted 2010-July-17, 17:38

What leads do they play?

Also, I'm not necessarily agreeing to throw both spades from dummy. I might need one to endplay LHO for one off.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2010-July-17, 18:32

gnasher, on Jul 17 2010, 06:38 PM, said:

What leads do they play?

Also, I'm not necessarily agreeing to throw both spades from dummy. I might need one to endplay LHO for one off.

lol, LHO has 6 hearts, if that helps!
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Posted 2010-July-17, 18:35

and yeah, I would play LHO to have the A♠, K♥ and K♣. If they are really good they might pitch down to stiff king of clubs. But regardless I would have thrown one club from dummy and then counted the discards to either exit a spade from dummy at the end or play a club to the ace, with the default being exiting a spade.

-100 should be ok on this board, tying those who go one off in 5 minor and beating those who go 2 or 3 off in 3NT.

edit: and no, I'm not going to entertain the notion that West has overcalled vulnerable on a 7-count in a national event.
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Posted 2010-July-17, 18:41

It's a little more interesting given that LHO has to have a side 4-card spade or club suit. But I'm guessing most pairs playing this system would bid 2♦ with 6M 4m, whereas they would only bypass 2♣ with 6M4M with disparate suit quality.

In other words, I will play LHO for 3604, and if he pitches 2 clubs and 2 spades (as most people would) followed by a heart, I would exit a spade, losing 4 hearts and a spade.
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Posted 2010-July-18, 02:41

lmilne, on Jul 18 2010, 01:32 AM, said:

lol, LHO has 6 hearts, if that helps!

Do you do that at the table when somebody asks what your leads are?
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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